Parallel (The Black Dog album)

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1995 studio album by The Black Dog

Parallel

Studio album by

The Black Dog

Released| 1995
Recorded| 1991/1992
Genre| IDM
Length| 47:58
Label| General Production Recordings (GPR)[1] GPRCD15
The Black Dog chronology
| Spanners
(1995)  | Parallel
(1995)  | Music for Adverts (and Short Films)
(1996)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]

Parallel is a compilation album by the intelligent dance music artists Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner, aka The Black Dog.[3][4] It was released in 1995 on double vinyl and CD. The album compiles three EPs released on the GPR label in 1991 and 1992.

## Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that there's "some quality material, but without the integrated feel of their other full-length works."[2] BBC Music called Parallel a "landmark," writing that the remastered title track included on the Book of Dogma collection "is blinding as ... layers of light and reflective sound form an expansive multi-tonality."[5]

## Track listing

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1. "Parallel" - 5:02
2. "Squelch" - 4:54
3. "Erb" - 5:00
4. "Glossolalia" - 4:54
5. "Hub" - 4:10
6. "Vanttool" - 6:42
7. "Aural Wallpaper" - 3:48
8. "Rainbow Bridge" - 4:08
9. "Virtual Hmmm ..." - 4:37
10. "VIR²L" - 4:38

Tracks 1 - 4: originally released as Parallel EP in 1991 (GenP(X)2)
Tracks 5 - 8: originally released as Vanttool EP in 1992 (GenP(X)9)
Tracks 9 - 10: originally released as VIR²L EP in 1992 (GenP(X)3)
Composed and produced by Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner

## References

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1. ^ Reynolds, Simon (2013). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 412.
2. ^ a b "Parallel - The Black Dog | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" - via www.allmusic.com.
3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1\. MUZE. p. 629.
4. ^ Young, Rob (2005). Warp: Labels Unlimited. Black Dog. p. 158.
5. ^ Padley, Gemma. "BBC - Music - Review of Black Dog - Book Of Dogma". www.bbc.co.uk.

## External links

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* Parallel at discogs.com

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